What: Annual Mortuary Science Open House, Wayne State University

Why: Visit the Mortuary Science Building and learn about the programs of Mortuary Science, Anatomic Pathologists' Assistant, Forensic Investigation and Clinical Laboratory Science. Tour embalming, anatomy, restorative arts, and microbiology laboratories. The bomb response mobile unit of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) also is expected to be onsite.

The open house began in 1991 as a small gathering of alumni, friends, students and parents. The event draws between 500 and 900 guests each year to tour the building.

When: 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 14

Where: Mortuary Science Building
5439 Woodward Avenue at Ferry, three blocks north of Warren Avenue, Detroit, Michigan

Public parking available free-of-charge at Wayne State University Parking Lot 33,
on Woodward Avenue between Ferry and Palmer streets.

Mortuary Science is a program of the Eugene Applebaum College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The college, a founding college of Wayne State University, is committed to advancing the health and well-being of society through the preparation of highly skilled health care practitioners, and through research to improve health care practices and treatment from the urban to global levels.

Wayne State University is a premier urban research university offering more than 400 academic programs through 13 schools and colleges to nearly 32,000 students.

Editor's Note: Speakers are available prior to the event for interviews on the open house. Please contact Kathleen Karas or Cheryl Yurkovich to arrange for interviews.